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Charleston Library Society
Registrace 5. 03. 2015
Join the Charleston Library Society and your favorite authors, artists, and thinkers for smart talks, moving performances and insightful conversations from Charleston’s cultural living room to yours!
The Charleston Library Society is a cultural institution for life-long learning, serving its members, the Lowcountry community and scholars through access to its rich collection of books, manuscripts and archival material and programs promoting discussion and understanding of the ideas they contain.
The Charleston Library Society is a cultural institution for life-long learning, serving its members, the Lowcountry community and scholars through access to its rich collection of books, manuscripts and archival material and programs promoting discussion and understanding of the ideas they contain.
Speaker Series: David M. Rubenstein
In a recording pulled from our vaults, CLS was thrilled to welcome back David M. Rubenstein, New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead, The American Story, and now the capstone book in a trilogy, The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream. In this lively collection of conversations from some of our nations’ greatest minds, Rubenstein explores the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.
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Port Cities of the Atlantic World and Lasting Influence
zhlédnutí 109Před 6 měsíci
We recently hosted Jacob Steere-Williams for the second time in two years. He along with co-author Blake C. Scott joined us to discuss, Port Cities of the Atlantic World, a perfectly assembled record that traces the connections of maritime routes and those historical networks that link port cities, and also history around the Atlantic world. From the introduction of the book we understand the i...
Ukraine // What’s At Stake and What We Need to Know
zhlédnutí 105Před 6 měsíci
The Library Society is honored to welcome Jim Hake, CEO and Founder of Spirit of America, for a front lines perspective on the war in Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Spirit of America has been actively helping Ukraine defend its freedom and democracy against Russia’s aggression. Having visited Ukraine nine times since then, Jim shares what’s at stake and how American citize...
Storytelling Series // First Nations: Colombian Luminaries Discuss Their Heritage and Future
zhlédnutí 48Před 9 měsíci
In partnership with the Ibu Movement, CLS presents a panel discussion with creatives from Colombia, South America, who speak with Susan Hull Walker of their work regenerating life and beauty from a legacy of pain. . . and also, from a wealth of inner abundance. The group shares the challenges of balancing tradition with innovation, and touch on the economic aspects of their work to generate fai...
A CLS x Buxton Books Exclusive // Local Authors Showcase: Breakfast, Books, and a Panel Discussion
zhlédnutí 45Před 11 měsíci
In celebration of our 275th Anniversary Year, and with generous support from SC Humanities, we are thrilled to host this special literary showcase with our friends at Buxton Books. The morning begins with lite bites and an author meet and greet, followed by a panel discussion on the importance of storytellers in our community, and a book signing. Panelists will include, Yvette Murray, George Br...
“Shy”: Inside a Musical Theatre Dynasty with Adam Guettel - son of Broadway Royalty, Mary Rogers
zhlédnutí 541Před rokem
“Both a joyful chronicle of a life well lived and a box-seat view on some of the best, brightest, and most idiosyncratic creative minds of the 20th century.” -Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly Join the Charleston Library Society to welcome the Tony award-winning composer and lyricist from one of the most prolific musical theatre dynasties of the 20th century, Adam Guettel. As the grandson o...
Lite Lunch with Clay Rice, Treasured Silhouette Artist
zhlédnutí 55Před rokem
Join the Library Society as we host our very own local and internationally acclaimed, multi-award winning silhouette artist and children’s author, Clay Rice! Cutting into the history of the artform of silhouetting, the presence of silhouetting in Charleston, the Lowcountry through the Rice family, and the future of the silhouetting artform, Rice will illustrate his experience and where his tale...
Revealing the True Legal System of Jim Crow // Buxton Books + CLS present Margaret Burnham
zhlédnutí 48Před rokem
About Margaret A. Burnham: Margaret Burnham is the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, and has been a staffer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, a civil rights lawyer, a defense attorney, and a judge. A professor of law, she was nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the US Senate to serve on the Civil Rights C...
275th Annual Meeting with John Grisham
zhlédnutí 2,2KPřed rokem
To kick off our 275th year, please join us as we welcome in a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and ring in this upcoming celebratory year with John Grisham! About John Grisham: John Grisham has been honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction, and his recent books include The Judge’s List, Sooley, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time...
Carl Safina & Mary Alice Monroe - What People Can Learn from Wild Animals
zhlédnutí 116Před rokem
Authors Carl Safina and Mary Alice Monroe discuss Safina’s most recent book, Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace. These two powerfully strong writers have a lively conversation covering topics ranging from the environment & ecosystems to writing & acquiring new perspectives. Presented by Charleston Library Society & Buxton Books
British Robinson - Answering the Call of Community through Literacy
zhlédnutí 78Před rokem
British Robinson, President and CEO of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, comes from a background that prioritizes career, family, and lifelong learning. In this video, Robinson discusses the many ways available to each of us-at every level of society-to support our fellow citizens and strengthen our communities through acts of service large and small. Plus: Robinson’s thoughts on...
Will Cleveland & Tate Nation - Millard Fillmore for Kids
zhlédnutí 295Před rokem
Taken from one of our virtual family-friendly events, this discussion-timed with the recent release of the updated edition of "Yo, Millard Fillmore!"-promises a lesson in how to memorize all 46 presidents in a mere 20 minutes! Hosted by CLS with author Will Cleveland and illustrator Tate Nation.
Zoom Speaker Series: John Birdsall featuring Chef Mike Lata
zhlédnutí 44Před 2 lety
In the first portrait of James Beard in twenty-five years, John Birdsall accomplishes what no prior telling of Beard’s life and work has done: He looks beyond the public image of the “Dean of American Cookery” to give voice to the gourmet’s complex, life as a queer man. In the process, he illuminates the history of American food in the twentieth century. This definitive biography of America’s b...
Speaker Series: Elizabeth Hughey
zhlédnutí 34Před 2 lety
What are we to do with the things we inherit? The names we are given? The language we are taught? The stories with which we are raised? These are the questions at the heart of Elizabeth Hughey’s White Bull, winner of the 2020 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry. This new poetry collection is composed entirely of words taken from the correspondence and public statements of notorious segregationist...
Zoom Speaker Series: Julia Sweig
zhlédnutí 31Před 2 lety
Behind every successful man, there is a strong woman. This phrase proves quite true in the pages of Julia Sweig's newest book, “Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight." Focused on Claudia Alta, “Lady Bird,” Johnson's role as wife of Lyndon B. Johnson - a partner and political confidant during his election and presidency. Julia Sweig is an award-winning author of Latin America history and Amer...
Zoom Speaker Series: Harriet Welty Rochefort
zhlédnutí 40Před 2 lety
Zoom Speaker Series: Harriet Welty Rochefort
Zoom Speaker Series: Eden Royce, Presented by CCPL & CLS
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Zoom Speaker Series: Eden Royce, Presented by CCPL & CLS
Zoom Speaker Series: Susan Meissner & CJ Lotz
zhlédnutí 238Před 2 lety
Zoom Speaker Series: Susan Meissner & CJ Lotz
Zoom Speaker Series: Horace Mungin & Marjory Wentworth
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Zoom Speaker Series: Horace Mungin & Marjory Wentworth
Zoom Speaker Series: Jeffrey Jackson & Emily Yellin
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Zoom Speaker Series: Jeffrey Jackson & Emily Yellin
Zoom Speaker Series: Kevin Mitchell & David Shields
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Zoom Speaker Series: Kevin Mitchell & David Shields
Zoom Speaker Series: Zibby Owens & Paula Mclain
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Zoom Speaker Series: Zibby Owens & Paula Mclain
Zoom Speaker Series: Garry Trudeau & John Avlon
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Zoom Speaker Series: Garry Trudeau & John Avlon
Zoom Speaker Series: Dwight McInvaill, Caroline Palmer, & Anne Tinker
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Zoom Speaker Series: Dwight McInvaill, Caroline Palmer, & Anne Tinker
Inside the NYT Book Review: Pamela Paul & Dwight Garner
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Inside the NYT Book Review: Pamela Paul & Dwight Garner
The fixable echo in the room and the record is at best amateurish and at worst uncaring. Am I the only one?
No politician in the US and/or the UK . . . has failed to win votes by running on the popular proposition of more people in jail.
I anticipate that with a proficiency in AI prompts, he'll get it down to six days per book :-)
I turned this on by accident and I couldn't turn it off. Wonderful on many levels. I assume that was David's grandson interviewing him for a school project or something, but it was kind of compelling. Just a kid talking to his grandfather. Thanks for posting.
Portez-vous bien ! / Soignez-vous ! Bonne Santé !
David's such a gentleman.
David McCullough is a national treasure
He spoke truth and wisdom...💯👍
bc the PC world wants "diversity" on NON-European descent. the libtards want 3rd world diversity for democrat votes and to eliminate white people by taxing them to death whites can't afford to have families bc they are too busy working to fund 3rd world migrants who have 8-10 kids and live for FREE on the backs of white people
It is coming again soon I think. Maybe this winter, October 21, 2022. I pray to God I am wrong 180 degrees. Stay safe people!
My daddy was born Jan 3, 1933. He said it was hard, but he grew up on a farm. So, they had chickens, hogs, a milk cow etc. No money, but they bartered or traded for what was needed. Plus, they hunted and fished.
Ross Perot told the same story about marking the house in the great depression for food
And how is mother told him not to remove it from the curb.
What a fantastic video! David McCullough sure can tell a story💕 Godspeed dear friend!
Thank you Mr. McCullogh.
A truly magnificent Historian and Human Being.
How blessed to have this man as your grandfather.
Thank You SO MUCH for posting this! I am transported into his living room having a personal moment with him. We have been extremely fortunate to have this man in our lives I wish I’d seen him speak in person.
I will miss him. I was fortunate to hear him speak. In a small intimate gathering as I was working for Barnes and Noble and he was a guest at our GM meeting. Honestly turned me back on to one of my favorite subjects...history just a great enthusiasm and a gift of story telling. I don't ever remember seeing him ever using notes not in the library of congress addresses or 60 minutes Charlie rose or college addresses....he will be missed.
Your grandmother was correct on FDR, not your father. Modern America owes so much to him. Alas he was unable to complete his entire vision. Healthcare and a fair tax system would transform the nation... My dad is 91, two yrs older than McCullough, and remembers his mom feeding people at their back door too.
Navy beans and potato pancakes.....great depression dinner!
A Beautiful Man.
I used to have these conversations with people born in the 1910s … I wish I had a recording like this.
America could use a few more men like Mr McCullough.
Charlie Rose should watch this kid to see how one should interview someone. Nice job!
I’m sure he knows about the Poor Houses. Atrocious “medical facilities” to take care of the elderly and poor back in that day and before.
A national treasure - RIP Mr. McCullough.
Absolutely
Rest In Peace Mr. McCullogh. Absolutely one of the finest historians and biographers of American history, and a must-have addition to anyone’s library.
I'm a vegetarian. As long as veggies are cheap during the next depression and, yes, there will be another depression, I'll do fine.
Vegetarians have to eat beans and eggs and nuts and such to get their proteins, it’s not just meat
He died today he glorified white slaveholders
I’m two years older than McCullough- I remember men coming to back door foe a sandwich also. We were all poor for nine years but nobody knew it. Great memories- Americans respected each other.
I’m impressed with the kid, excellent questions, great listener
I'd be fascinated to learn how this particular evening came about. It looks like a gutsy seventh-grader. McCullough lives on Martha's Vineyard; if this boy was traveling with parents, perhaps it was during a holiday break? I can only surmise that he was assigned to do a report on the Great Depression, and he had the idea (or Mom/Dad did) to contact David McCullough and ask him to sit down for an hour and discuss the topic. And the great man said "sure, come on over to my home." I wonder how many OTHER times he's done this.(And, I have to chuckle at the fact that a sit-down with a twelve-year-old didn't cause him to forego his evening martini.) :)
💖 P_R_O_M_O_S_M!!!
TATA group made india proud 🙏
Well, I believe it will come again. Jim, in Ohio 12-19-2021
love the kid's interview of a great American and Pittsburgh kid!
Thanks so much for your study of and writing about the people who made America wonderful! I’ve tried hard to teach my 6 children to appreciate the great efforts and sacrifices made by those who came before them. I’m 72 and they are all patriotic and aware of the serious loss of freedoms now. You are gifted!
I am a naturalized citizen. And I feel like appreciating the words David McCullough says and writes makes me more American than the oath. I especially enjoyed reading The Wright Brothers by him.
My 98 year old mother loves chipped beef too. They still sell it in the grocery stores made by Stouffers. Thank you for this little memoir. I loved listening to you and to my mother on this subject. I especially love all you inspire in the memory of our country's founding with our God given leader, President George Washington. Do you have any knowledge of his mother's prophetic dream of her unborn son's future? She felt God told her that he would be instrumental in founding a country based on freedom especially of religion? It is all so inspirational to me at this time in our history, (2021) when we need men and women who lead by serving. God bless!
My mom and dad told me. They would have meat once a week and usually made a gravy so every body had at least the drippings of the meat. The rest of the time it was Beans or vegetables and rice or potato's and gravy. They would cook a chicken or rabbit or squirrel.
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Debbie Fenn's passion for research and knowledge of the treasures in the Library Society's vaults never fails to reveal fascinating connections and long-forgotten stories. She's a treasure in and out of the vaults.